Troubleshooting & Maintenance

Maybe this is a dumb question but I read a lot of forumn and sometimes a pistol is referred to as plinker, duty gun, target gun, range gun, etc.... What is the difference in these references. Is a plinker a good gun or is a target gun a good gun or maybe a duty gun. wouldn't a duty gun have all of what a plinker, target, range gun have?

Depends on who you ask....a plinker is something you would shoot cans with all day, but wouldnt necessarily trust your life to. a target gun would be one used for competition, be it idpa ipsc, etc., usually upgraded alot, a range gun is one you would shoot at the range, but due to size, weight, reliability etc you would not use as your edc (every day carry), and a duty gun is the one you'd use to defend your life, or the lives of others, while on duty.

"You cannot put a rope around the neck of an idea. You cannot put an idea against a barrack wall and riddle it with bullets.You cannot confine it in the strongest prison that your slaves could ever build." - Sean O'Casey

Depends who you are. Troops of the IDF would consider it their duty. People who find it reliable and dont mind the size and weight may use at as duty/carry, people who have reliability issues may only use it at the range.

"You cannot put a rope around the neck of an idea. You cannot put an idea against a barrack wall and riddle it with bullets.You cannot confine it in the strongest prison that your slaves could ever build." - Sean O'Casey

A pistol like the poly 40 BE in my mind is a duty weapon. Mid size & relatively light for carry, robust design meant to take abuse, & heavy 1st DA trigger pull designed to make you really think about taking that 1st shot at someone.Just my 2 cents on this subject.

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